Rail joint



May 15, 1923.

' w. H. SWINDELL ET AL RAIL JOINT Filed Oct. 26 1922 .-I TTORNE Y.

Patented May 15, 1923.

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RAIL JOINT.

Application file'd 0otoher26, 1922. Serial No. 596,995.

To all-107mm it may concern:

Be it known that we, VVILLIAM DELL and Lnwis Pi-rrnmrs, I United States, residing at "W'ald'o, in the county of Alachua and'State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful 11nprovements in Rail Joints, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to rail joints and has for its object to provide a joint of such class, with means in a manner as hereinafter set forth, for connecting a pair of opposed track rail sections together to provide for their separation on contraction due to climatic conditions, and further to provide a joint so set up with respect to the track rail sections whereby the cost of upkeep with respect to the track is reduced, as well as reducing to a minimum the jarring of the rolling stock at the joints whereby the life ofthe latter is increased; I

Further objects of the invention are to H. Swinprovide a rail joint which is simple in its construction and arrangement, providing for the contraction and expansion of the track rail sections due to climatic conditions, strong, durable, efficient and convenient in its use, readily assembled with re,- spect to the track rail sections and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be under stood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.'

itizens of the and 2 denote a pair of opposed-track rail sections and each includes a head 3, a web 1 and a base 5. A pair of transverse ties are indicated at 6, 7.

Mounted upon the ties 6, as ivell as bridging the space formed therebetween, is a rail chair consisting of a rectangular plate 8, formed centrally with a longitudinally extending seat 9, in which is mounted the base 5, of the track rail sections 1, '2. Each end of the plate 8' is formed with a depending flange 10, which abuts'against the outer side of each of the ties 6, 7. (At each corner of the plate 8, an opening 11, is provided through which extends 'a spike 12, which engages in a tie. The plate 8, in proximity-t the seat 9 and between the center and each end of the plate-8, as well as being positioned inwardly with respect to the openings 11, are openings 12, for the passage of the spikes 13, which also engage in the ties.

Positioned on opposite sides of thetrack rail sections 1, 2, is a pair of oppositely disposed fish plates or angle bars and each is formed of a rectangular body portion 14:, having a bevelled top edge 15, and a plurality of openings 16, for the passage of, the bolts 17. Openings 18, are provided in the webs l, in the track rail sections 1, 2, which register with the openings 16, in the body portion 14. Nuts 19 are mounted on the threaded ends of the bolts 17. The body portion 14: is illustrated as provided with four openings 16, two arranged for the pas-- sage of the bolts 17 in connection with each track rail section, but it is to be stated that the body portion 14, can be provided with any suitable number and arrangement of bolt openings 16, corresponding to the number of openings in the webs 4.

Formed integral with the bottom of the body portion 1 1, as well. as projecting outwardly therefrom, is a flange 19, having a pair of spaced extensions 20, which are oil'- set with respect to the flange 19 thereby providing shoulders 21. The flange 19 is of the same length as the body portion 14, and the extensions 20 are flush with the end edges of the flange 19, but the inner ends of the flanges 20 are spaced from each other. Each of the extensions 20 is formed with a slot 22. When the angle bars are set up each flange 19, is seated on the bases 5 of the sections 1, 2, the shoulders 21 abut againstthe edges'of the said bases and the flanges are seated upon the plate 8.

The flange 19, betweenjthe' inner ends of the extensionsQO, is formed with a. dependinglu 23, which'when the" fishplate or angle Ear is secured in position, with respect to the track rail 1, 2, extends down through a longitudinal slot 24-, formed "in the plate 8. A slot 24: is arranged at each side of seat 9 centrally of the plate 8, and

each of the slots 25L is of greater l ength than the width of the ,lugj23'to provide ,for the shifting of theangle bars during contrac tion and, expansion-of the trackrail sections The spikes 13,

" through the openings 12in the plate 8, and the heads of the spikes 18 yerlap the flanges spirit of the The slots ,Qtare provided itofpcrznit of the shifting of the'track rail sections, with the fish plates or angle Joar's, duringthe contraction and expansion of the track rail sections and the slots 22, also permit of this shifting.

i ,Froingthe foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings a rail joint is set uppossessing the adyantages as herein referred to and althoughthe ing lugs, said extensions seated on said plate and said lugs extending through the plate, and securing elements for said plate, certain of'said securing elements extending through;

extend sewn through the slots 22 in the extensions 20,and' also said slotted extensions nd on said anglebars. v

2.-A rail joint comprisingla flanged chair plate adapted to overlap a pair of ties and formedgwitha rail seat and a pairof slots,

furtherextended a-paii-"of'angle bars'adapted tofloe secured l against the opposite sides of a pair of track rail sections and formed with slotted extensions mounted on said plate, securing elements extending through said plate, certain of said securing. elements extendedthrough SEtlCl slotted extensions and further overlapping sa d angle bars, and dependinglugs carr ed by the angle :loars between said-extensions and projecting through the slots of the plate, said lugs-of less -WlCltl1 than the lengthoffthe slot. I r 3. A rail joint comprising-a chair plate,

angle bars formed with slotted extensionsmounted onsaid plate, meanshfor connecting' ,the angle ,bars to] a pair oftrackqrail sections, securing means forsaid plateextended through sald slotted extensions",-and

lugs depending from the angle bars" and passing through said plate.

4:. A'rai'l joint comprising fpairof angle bars adapted toloeecnredto a pair oftrack' rail sections andeach provided-with a pair of slotted extensions'and a depending-slug positioned between the "extensions, chair plate formed with a pairjof opposed slots,

said lugs dependingthrough said slots, said I extensions seated on saidi chair plate,v and securing elements for said plate, certain of said securing elements extendedthroug'h the the slotted-extensions and overlappingsaid angle bars;- 1 In testimony whereof, we afii x our signatures hereto. if M LEWIS nmttlrs YWILLIAMI'I-I. sW-INnn-Ln l 

